Basket raising and lowering device for electroplating apparatus.



No. 882,783. PATENTED MAR. 24, 1908.

W. R. KING.

BASKET RAISING AND LOWERING DEVICE FOR BLEOTROPLATING APPARATUS.

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No. 882,783. PATENTED'MAR. 24, 1908.

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BASKET RAISING AND LOWERING DEVICE FOR ELEGTROPLATING APPARATUS.

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WILLIS R. KING, OF

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO HANSON & VAN WIN KLE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF. NEW JERSEY. I

' BASKET narsme AND LOWEBINGVDEVICE ron ELECTROPLATING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent V Patented March 24, 1908'.

Application and September is, 1906. Serial reissues.

To all whom it may concern:

Be a known that I, wams R. Kme,ac'itizen of the'United States, residin at Newark, in the county of Essex an useful improvements in Basket Raising and Lowering Devices for Electroplating A paratus; and I do hereby declare the fol owing to be a full, clear, and exact description'of' the Invention, such as. will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawin' s, and to; let-'.

ters of reference marked 't er'eon, which form a part of this specification.

The present 'inventionihas reference, gen: erally, to improvements in'apparatus for the electro-deposition of metals; and, this invention relates more particularly to' a novel tating the removal of the basket or container.

from the tank for the placing of the articles which are to be plated within the basket, and

then just as easily and quickly lowering the basket or container down into the solution in said tank.

Another object of this invention is to provide a novel means for readily retaining the basket or container 1n its raised position above the tank and in a position whichenables the workman to get at the basket with the least inconvenience for placin the articles inthe basket or container-or or removing the same therefrom.

Other objects of this invention. not at this time more particularly specified will be clearly understood f10111' t e following detailed description of the same. j

My present invention consists, primarily, in the novel electro-platin apparatus and a raising and lowering mec 'anism or device hereinafter set forth, for readily raising and lowering the basket or container, without interfering with the mechanism for coupling the driving shaft with the shaft of the basket or container, when within the tank of' the State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and apparatus; and, furthermore, this invention consists in the various arrangements and combination of the devicesandparts, as well train the details- 'of the'cons'truction of the same, all of which will be morefully de.

scribed inthe accompanying specification and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claims which are 21 ended to and which form-an essential part ofthi specification.

The, invention is clearly illustrated in the" accompanying drawings, in which:--

Figure 1 is a plan or top vie'wo'f an'electroplating apparatus and basket or container provided with a raisingand lowering device z-embodying'the principles ofthe present-1nvent-ion and. Flg. 2 is "a front elevation of the parts represented in said Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a view of the apparatus showing the end of. the I tank broken away, and illustrating also the basket] or container and the raising and .low

tank, and-thebasket or container and the ralslng'and lowering mechanism, these parts .being-represented in their raised positions.

cringmechanism in end elevation when in their lowered position within the tank; and Fig. 4 is a similar vlcw of a portion of the Fig. 5 is .a view of a portion of the opposite end of the tank and side view of a pivoted counterbalance connected with the. raising and lowering mechanism; and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a portion of the basket-supporting frame. Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the saidfigures of the drawin s, the reference-character 1 indicates a suita le plating tank or vat in which is placed the electrolating solution. The said tank is preferab y of the formand construction-of my former patent No. 7 72, 102, issued October 11th, 1904, and is provided atits opposite ends with the supportingbars a basket or container 4, the same being .of

any suitable construction. Extending outwardly from each end-member of the basket or container 4; are a pair of bearing-journals 5, throu h which extends a main shaft 6, forsaid has et or container, substantially in the manner of the "construction illustrated in said Patent 'No. 77 2,102. The reference character 7 indicates a short 'spindle'rotatively arranged 111 a suitable bearing 8- in one end of the tank or vat, said spindle being operated by means of pulleys 9 and 10, and having a clutch-portion 11 adapted to be operatively connectedwith the member 12 of the main shaft 6, substantially intlie end, and each cross-rod 14 being provided with downwardly extendingarms 15 which are formed with the inwardly extending extensions 16 terminating in and being secured at their lower ends to a bearing 17.

The bearings 17 of the two side-frames, thus formed, are arranged upon the previously --mentioned main shaft 6, substantially as shown. The said arms 15 are provided with hook-shaped or other suitably formed supporting elements 18 and 19, and 20 is a tie or connecting rod arranged between the said elements 18 and 19, at each end of the basket or container. Each tie or connecting rod 20 is pri'ivided with an outwardly extending stud or journal 21.

When. the basket or container and its sus pension franze have by means of said hooksliaped elenzents 18 and 19 been arranged upon the supporting bars 2 and 3, in the manner-shown more particularly in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings, to suspend the basket or container within the body of the tank or vat, the flattened member 11 of the main shaft 6 can be connected with the clutchportion 10 so as to be 0 eratively connected with the spindle 7 an when the latter is" operated from either of the pulleys or wheels 1 9 and 10 the container or basket will be caused to revolve between the bearings 17 of the suspension frame.

Suitably secured at or near the upper edge of the front of the tank or vat are bearings 22 in which is adapted to oscillate a rod or shaft 23. Curved or other suitably formed arms 24 are secured by means of the parts 25 upon said shaft or rod 23, each arm 24 being provided at its opposite end with an eye 26 which is fitted over a stud or journal 21. A lever orarm 27 is suitably secured in any desired position upon said rod or shaft 23,"- which, when moved in the direction of the arrow :r in said Fig. 3, raises the supporting frame from within the tank or vat, so as to iift the basket or container from its position ndthin the tank or-vat, shown in Fig. 3, to its position above and preferably at the front of the tank or vat, as indicated in Fig. 4 of the drawings. Suitably arranged and se cured upon said rod or shaft 23, preferably upon its opposite end, is a fixture 28, with which is connected a rod 29 which carries a weight or counter-balance 30, so arranged that it will facilitate the rising movement ofthe basket or container, and parts, when the v lever 27 is moved forwardly and downwardly" from. theposition shown in Fig. 3 to that indicated in said Fig. 4:.

To retain the basket or container in its raised position above the tank removing the plated articles or for adding another supply of articles, a finger or extension '31 has been secured u on said rod or shaft 23, at such an'an le t at when it engages a late -32 upon t e front of the tank or vat, t 1e basket or container will have its central longitudinal plane moved beyond the central longitudinal plane of the rod or shaft 23, so that the'tendency of movement of the basket or container-will still be forwardly and downwardly. Such movement is however prevented b the contact of the finger or extension 31 wit the plate 32, whereby the basket or container is safely retained in its raised position, as will be clearly evident.

As will be seen from an inspection more or vat, for.

particularly ofFigs. 1, 2 and 5 of the draw ings. the made wit a shoulder or projectio'n33, and the weighted rod 29' is pivoted to said fixture '28 upon a pin or bolt 34, the said rod thereby previously mentioned fixture 28 is bein arranged that under normal conditions it wil rest against said projection 33, asiindicated. When, however, the basket or container has been lowered into the tank or vat, and that the said rod 29 and its weight may not provide an, unnecessary obstruction upon the front of the tank, it can be folded down, as indicated in the dotted outline in said Fig. 5, with the weight resting upon the edge of the tank or u on a block 35 suitably secured upon the sai edge.

1. In an apparatus of the kinddescribed, a tank provided with an open top, bearings secured at the upper front portion of said tank, a shaft mounted in said bearings, a lever secured to said shaft for oscillating the same, arms secured to and extending from said shaft, said arms-being provided at their free end-portions with bearings, a suspensionframe provided with journals mounted in said bearings, and a dipping basket or container rotatably mounted in said suspension frame, all arranged so that the oscillatory movements of said shaft will radially swing said arms and produce a -'rapid swinging movement of the dip ing basket or container from within the tan to a point above and substantially in front of the tank, or vice versa, from in front of the tank to within the tank, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. I

2. In an apparatus of the kind described,

a tank provided with an open top, bearings secured at the. upper front portion of said tank, a shaft mounted in said bearings, a lever secured to said shaft for oscillating the same, arms secured to and extending from said shaft, said arms being provided at the r free end-portions with bearings, a suspensionframe provided with journals mounted in "said bearings','and a dipfing basket or conin said suspension-- tainer rotatably mounte frame, all arranged so that the oscillatory movements of, said shaft will radially swing said arms and produce a rapid swinging movement'of the dip ing basket or container from within the tanilto a' ointabove and substantially in front-of t e tank, or vice versa, from in front of the tank to within the tank, a rod xtending from said shaft, and a counterweight onsaid rod, substantially as and forthe purposes set forth.

' 3. In' an apparatus-of the. kind described,

swinging movement of the dippingbasket or I container from within the tank to a point above and substantially in front of the tank,

or vice versa, from in front of the tank to within the tank, andmeans connected with said shaft for retaining the sus ension frame and the dipping basket or con ainer intheir I raised positions above the tank, substantially as and for the pur oses set forth.

a tank, provi ed with an open top, bearings secured at the upper front portion of said tank, a shaft mounted in said bearings, 'a lever securedto saidvshaft for oscillatin the free end-portions with bearings, a suspensiong,ainer rotatably mounte iiiE-vements' of said shaft will radially swing said arms and produce a rapid swinging from within the tan to a point above and substantially in front of .the tank, or vice versa, from in front of'the tank to'withili the tank, a rod extending from said shaft, and a nected with said shaft for retaining the sustainer' in their raised positions above the tank, substantially set forth. v r a 'In testimony that I claim'the invention set forth above l have hereuntoset my hand thisfith day of September, 1906.

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same, arms secured to and extending omsaidshaft, said arms being provided at their frame providedwith journals mounted in said bearings, and a dipping basket or con in-said-suspension me, all arranged so that, the'osfcillatory i counterweight on said rod, andmeans conpensionframeand the dippingbasket or con*'.

as and for the purposes 4. In an 'ap aratus o the kind described,

. movement 'of the dipping basket or container 

